Game apparatus



Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

INVENTOR ON N I ATTORNEY UNETED STATES arser errace.

RICHARD s. TERRY, or MILFORD, connncrrcnr.

GAME APPARATUS.

To all 20/ 20177, it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD S. TERRY, citizen of the United States,residing at Milford, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a game apparatus wherein a board is employedon which are arranged a series of disappearing plates hearing ortemporarily concealing certain characters comprising the game.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein the same numerals andletters of reference indicate like characters througlr' out the severalviews;

Figure 1 represents the game board showing the plates in their normalposition with an indicator dial connected therewith;

Figure 2 is an enlarged broken sectional view of the game board showingthe first plate at the left in its normal position, the second plate inthe act of passing through an opening in the board. and the third platewith the principal part thereof below the upper surface of the board;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view in perspective of one of the plates,and

Figure l is an enlarged broken view of the board showing one of theplates in its normal position covering the characters pertaining to thegame, and showing the other plate retreated and its previouslyunderlying characters exposed to view.

The board a. has on its upper margin the capital letters A. to Hinclusive, each letter being located over its individual line of platesbelow said letters. On the left hand margin of the board, each in linewith a horizontal row of plates, are the numerals 1 to 6 inclusive.

7) is a stationary dial, mounted on the extension 0 of the board,carrying the indicator (Z journaled on the central stud c. This dial isdivided into sectors bearing the same capital letters represented in theupper margin of the board. In the margin of each sector are duplicatenumerals of those shown on the left hand margin of the board.

7 represents the several plates all of which are alike as to details ofconstruction and are shown to better advantage in the en- Qfpecifieationof Letters Patent. Patented A 0; 15, 1922 Application filed May 20,

1921. Serial no 471,145.

ing detached from the board ,when transferred from theirvertical'position; to their horizontal or normal-position.

. The manner of playing the game in accordance with'the construction andarrange ment shown in'Figure l is as follows The number of platesfcorrespond to the number of States from Maine to California, each platebearing the .name of a particular State and the number representing itselectoral vote. Each-player will make'his choice of the Presidentialcandidate he favors, and

eachyin turn, will give the pointer a sudden whirl and wherever itstops, it will determine the result to be obtained from the board.Referring to the dial 6, it will be noted that, the indicating end is ofthe pointer has come to rest in the sector G and opposite the numeral 5.Referring to the board for the result, the player will note that theintersection of an imaginary vertical line drawn from Gr in the uppermargin and a horizontal imaginary line drawn from the numeral 5 in themargin at the left, will indicate the State of Wyoming, with its threeelectoral votes, to be placed to his credit, and will raise said platefrom its normal position and drop it through its opening in the boardwith the part 9 resting on, the upper surface of the board as shown inFigures 2 and 4. The next player will repeat the process, note theresult in his favor, and also remove his plate. Each player will thusalternate until one has registered enough electoral votes to elect hiscandidate, and is declared the winner. many players can participate inthe game as there are candidates in the field.

In Figure 4, the plates are devoid of characters which are located onthe board to be disclosed when said plates are lifted. The differentcharacters are preferably attached to either the plates or the board sothat others can readily be substituted, as, for instance, in theelectoral game when a change in the electoral vote of any State is made.

The temporary removableness of the plates as a necessary feature in agame will the underside of the board when a quick horizontalmovement ofthe board will relay the plates.

Having thus described my inventiony what r a 1 it having a series ofindividual openings I claim is; v 4 a a 1. A game apparatuscomprising aboard having a seriesof individual openings therethrough arranged inhorizontal and transversal rows, plates associated with said openingsand adapted to normally assumea horizontal position on the hoard andalso adapted to be inserted in the openingsinto a vertical position, oneend of the plates having means adapted to engagethe board and maintainsaid plates in such vertical position, and means at the opposite end ofthe plates adapted toengage the underside said plates with respect totheboard.

2. A game apparatus comprising a board havmg a series of indivudualopenings therethrough, plates associated with said openings and adaptedto normally rest against the upper surface oi the board, and betemporarily inserted into said openings, one end of they plates havingan angular bend adapted to engage the upper surface of the board whensaid plates are inserted in said openings, the opposite ends of: theplates having reverse bends with extended ears adapted to engage theunder surface of the board to prevent the plates being detachedtherefrom when said plates are in I a normal position.

3, A game apparatus comprising a board therethrough, plates associatedtherewith and adapted tobe inserted in said openings and be temporarilyconcealed below the board, said plates arranged in horizontal andtransverse rows havlng characters -thereon representing the severalStates and their electoral vote, characters in the margins of the boardfor locating anyparticularieharacter bearing plate, a dial havingcharacters thereon corresponding to the 1 characters in the margins ofthe board, and a pointer adapted to have a free movement of the board toprevent disengagement of around said dial. I

- In testimony whereof I afl'ix my signature. 60

RICHARD s. TERRY

